Vocabulary : Breathing to Breech action

Breathing : of Breathe ;; Respiration; the act of inhaling and exhaling air. ;; Air in gentle motion. ;; Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration; as, the breathings of the Spirit. ;; Aspiration; secret prayer. ;; Exercising; promotion of respiration. ;; Utterance; communication or publicity by words. ;; Breathing place; vent. ;; Stop; pause; delay. ;; Also, in a wider sense, the sound caused by the friction of the outgoing breath in the throat, mouth, etc., when the glottis is wide open; aspiration; the sound expressed by the letter h. ;; A mark to indicate aspiration or its absence. See Rough breathing, Smooth breathing, below.
Breathless : Spent with labor or violent action; out of breath. ;; Not breathing; holding the breath, on account of fear, expectation, or intense interest; attended with a holding of the breath; as, breathless attention. ;; Dead; as, a breathless body.
Breathlessly : In a breathless manner.
Breathlessness : The state of being breathless or out of breath.
Breccia : A rock composed of angular fragments either of the same mineral or of different minerals, etc., united by a cement, and commonly presenting a variety of colors.
Brecciated : Consisting of angular fragments cemented together; resembling breccia in appearance.
Bred : imp. & p. p. of Breed. ;; of Breed
Brede : Alt. of Breede ;; A braid.
Breech : The lower part of the body behind; the buttocks. ;; Breeches. ;; The hinder part of anything; esp., the part of a cannon, or other firearm, behind the chamber. ;; The external angle of knee timber, the inside of which is called the throat. ;; To put into, or clothe with, breeches. ;; To cover as with breeches. ;; To fit or furnish with a breech; as, to breech a gun. ;; To whip on the breech. ;; To fasten with breeching.
Breech action : The breech mechanism in breech-loading small arms and certain special guns, as automatic and machine guns; -- used frequently in referring to the method by which the movable barrels of breech-loading shotguns are locked, unlocked, or rotated to loading position.
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